Ablaq (Arabic: أبلق; particolored; literally 'piebald') is an architectural technique involving alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark stone...

the Ablaq Palace (Qasr al-Ablaq; sometimes translated as the "Striped Palace"), built in 1313–1314. Its name derived from the red-and-black ablaq masonry...

architectural traditions, the voussoirs are often in alternating colours (ablaq), usually red and white. This is also found sometimes in Romanesque architecture...

300 metres (980 ft) from the souk at ash-Shouhada Square. Grounds Mamluk ablaq-style stonework is used in the courtyard. The old cemetery, which at one...

has learned the lessons of Freemasonry and who lives an upstanding life. Ablaq Dimension stone Opus quadratum Stone veneer Reich, Ronny; Katzenstein, Hannah...

Baybars died unexpectedly in July 1277 in his palace (called al-Qasr al-Ablaq) in Damascus after drinking a poisoned cup that was intended for someone...

and the decorative ablaq in the arches The mihrab of the mosque Details in the pillars of mosque, including red and white ablaq in the arches and muqarnas...

ablaq (alternating courses of white limestone and black basalt) in this building is “A characteristic of the monumental masonry of Damascus.” Ablaq Azem...

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al-Hayr al-Sharqi. In Mamluk architecture, joggling is usually combined with ablaq (alternating colors). Joggling also characterize Ottoman architecture in...

the mosque.[citation needed] Asia portal Islam portal Architecture portal Ablaq Great Mosque of Aleppo List of the oldest mosques in the world Religious...

Islamic Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...

mined alum, which was processed and used for the care of camels. Qasr Al-Ablaq (قصر الأبلق) is a qasr located on the southwest side of the city. It was...

by Mimar Sinan and built by local craftsmen, on the location of Baibars' Ablaq Palace which was destroyed by Tamerlane forces during the siege of Damascus...

Islamic Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...

with stone-carving and colored marble paneling and mosaics (including ablaq) replacing stucco as the most dominant architectural decoration. Monumental...

Islamic Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...

Medina), built by his grandfather 'Adiya and called, from its mixed color, al-Ablaq. It was situated on a high hill and was a stopping-place for travelers to...

Islamic Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...

muqarnas on the portal and on the dome pendentives above. There is also an ablaq design around the main entrance as well. East side of the mosque View from...

Islamic Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...

and is recorded in some of Baybars' early monuments, such as the Qasr Ablaq (Ablaq Palace) that he built for himself in Damascus (no longer extant). Some...

construction and for decorative effects on elevations and around openings (the ablaq technique of alternating light and dark stone courses). Bearing walls were...

Islamic Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...

Islamic Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...

Umayyad Mosque in March 1401, and many others including the Baibars' al-Ablaq Palace (The Striped Palace), where the current Tekkiye Mosque is located...

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has a wealth of manuscripts in various branches of knowledge to this day. Ablaq Bahri dynasty Cumania Cuman people Kipchak people Mosque of al-Zahir Baybars...

Interior: detail of the dome Islam portal Christianity portal Judaism portal Ablaq History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes List of the oldest...

Tell al-Muntar). Some of the older buildings in Gaza's Old City use the ablaq style of decoration which features alternating layers of red and white masonry...